The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-05
AETLRNOON sEssION.

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began his testimony after the recets
hour IS follows: Tun saWmil end
cotton Gin at Millington, about 100
yards from Easley's store. ! was
standing in my sswmill at the time
the quo was fred, but only heard IL.
After II gas over went to the scene.
Attorney Gsneral-Did you SEQ any
blauk cartridges there? OBJECTED to
by defense). Tne attorney general said
ihst 10y II he wished 10 contradict the
defendant, VINO had undertaken TO
tell the jury exactly where he was
when he snOt, and IL was designed 10
show he was a. another place. I'VE
are going 10 interTogs;e this witness
as 10 where these cartridges were at
the time Of his arrival on the ground"
Col. CAN'T and Justice Winters Wig.
orously opposed this question, "a be-
ing an exa1 instion in chief. IL was
finally Withdrawn.
Witness RESUME d-My attention was
called 10 some cartridge shells by q
lad, who walked down and picked
thsm no. They we're nearly south OF
the porch, two In number aud empty.
was present at the coroner's in
| quest, before which William + ,sley
10 titled that he was in the rear OF
his store washing bother, and lac
knew nothing about IL I'm, he fist
shot was fred, and that be did not
see either party after the shooting,
and after / had walked over 10
EIsley's store saw Ben Harrell com.
ing out Of his gate, about $50 yards
from the scene. Some one ktold me
he was down there at the time the
shooting occurred. / said this
must be mistake, and
asked him about II and he said he did
not, that he went behind boz car TO
keep from teeing IL. / was ont hunt
log my cows one evening and met
Millington with his shotgun. He 70.
marked he was armed because he was
afraid he might meet Kennedy, who
had threatened TO kill him. told him
there was little danger OF anything OF
that kind, from what / had heard. |
also told him Kennedy felt
sore about the report In circula.
ton. that he had waylaid Nil.
lington on the road, and that he
thought OF bringing suit for damages,
Millington said, III | did not meet
Kennedy II must have been some
other man. was drunk and might
have been mistaken" That was on
Wsdne. day or Thursdsy before the
killing have seen Millington cary
q gun in the woods, and that only
once.
Gross examined - Millingion tod
me he had the gun because he wac
afraid OF Kennedy, and said he need
not fear Kennedy uaiess they got in a
quarrel. | never heard any Of the
threats by Kennedy, but only Of them.
never heard Kennedy threaten 10
kill any man. / overheard him talk.
ipg 10 auotber fellow, and be said n
Mr.. Millihgton did not help him
pay the expense he had down
here at this court he was golr =
10 sue him. | told Millington N a
Kenndag wanted wha. he would con.
slider blackmail. When reached tbs
etore after the shooting, there was not
man ON the porch. | looked into
the store, ard Eaeley was behind the
counter. Kennedy's body had not
been moved, bu, / think Two q my
soma silerwhd helped move Il two OF
three feet. saw Governor Knight
and Wilhoite going away from there
la trot. | judged they were alarmed,
from the way they ran. remained
on the porch about hall an hour, hui
did not touch the knife. The cart.
| fidoea Uefe about Ava faat frou, ths
corner Of the porch, may be . little